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This article is about the god in Immortal Pillars. For the god in Tale of the Dragon, see Shennong (Tale of the Dragon). |
Shennong (traditional Chinese: 神農; simplified Chinese: 神农) is a Chinese major god in Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars who focuses on farming, myth units, and healing.
His previous appearance was in Tale of the Dragon, where he was a major god focusing on Monks and siege weapons.
Attributes[]
God power[]
Prosperous Seeds: Target two Farms to turn them into Shennong's Farms. They will produce food faster, heal nearby workers, and make friendly units on them invisible.
Bonuses[]
- God Blessing: Gift of Beasts: Shennong summons myth units from the next Age at the Temple for free as the player earns favor.
- On Favored Land: Myth units (land as well as naval and flying, except Titans) regenerate 1.5/3/4.5/6 hit points per second in the Archaic/Classical/Heroic/Mythic Ages, respectively.
- Farms are available in the Archaic Age and are built automatically on Favored Land, near instantly.
- Plow, Irrigation, and Flood Control are researched instantly for free in their respective Ages.
Heroes[]
Myth technologies[]
- Herbal Medicine: While healing a target, the Sage heals surrounding units passively at reduced rates.
- Peach of Immortality: Heroes and myth units gain more hit points.
Minor gods[]
- Classical Age
- Houtu - God power: Earth Wall, myth unit: Qiongqi
- Chiyou - God power: Lightning Weapons, myth unit: Yazi
- Heroic Age
- Rushou - God power: Fei Beasts, myth unit: Baihu, Pixiu
- Nüba - God power: Drought, myth unit: Taotie
- Mythic Age
- Huangdi - God power: Yinglong's Wrath, myth unit: Hundun
- Zhurong - God power: Blazing Prairie, myth unit: Zhuque
Gift of Beasts[]
As soon as the game starts, a random myth unit is selected from the next Age to be spawned by Shennong's Gift of Beasts god blessing. This unit is any myth unit which is normally trainable at the Temple for any Chinese major god, even if the player did not Age up with them or even if they are granted only by a minor god that Shennong does not have access to. Once chosen, their resource cost is transformed into Reward Points using the formula:
Where,
- Reward Points needed to spawn the randomly selected myth unit
- Food cost of the myth unit
- Wood cost of the myth unit
- Gold cost of the myth unit
- Favor cost of the myth unit
Since the moment the myth unit was chosen, as the player generates favor, the same amount of Reward Points from the formula above is reduced. Once it reaches zero, the myth unit is spawned at the player's Temple for free. The unit is spawned even if the player does not have population headroom left. Once a unit is spawned, the game then randomly chooses the next myth unit to be spawned. This way, the player can gain access to Classical Age myth units in the Archaic Age, Heroic Age myth units in the Classical Age, and Mythic Age myth units in the Heroic, Mythic, and Wonder Ages. Hovering over the Gift of Beasts icon on the right side of the god power toolbar shows the next myth unit and Reward Points left to spawn it.
If the player does not have a Temple, the Reward Points of the chosen myth unit are reduced till they reach 1, then the mechanism pauses. Once a Temple is built, the unit spawns and the next unit is chosen. Thus, any favor earned between the time when the Reward Point reached 1 and when the Temple was constructed does not contribute to the Reward Point deduction of the next unit.
Changelog[]
Retold[]
- In the early access of update 18.7603, Shennong's Favored Land healed myth units by 5 hit points per second.
Immortal Pillars[]
- Initially, the Titan could regenerate 6 hit points per second when on Shennong's Favored Land. With update 18.21333, this is no longer the case.
- With update 18.9036, Shennong's Favored Land heal rate was changed to 1.5 base increased further by 1.5 per Age-up (excluding the Wonder Age).
- Initially, all Farms are built automatically from foundations. With update 18.12962, Farms are built automatically only when placed on Favored Land.
Mythology[]
| “ | Shennong is also known as the 'Divine Farmer' or the 'Divine Husbandman.' He taught humans agriculture, invented agricultural tools, discovered the uses of medicinal herbs and tea, and contributed to the domestication of plants and animals. Shennong is often depicted chewing on herbs to discover their medicinal properties. According to legend, Shennong died from tasting plants to uncover their effects. Because he made this sacrifice for humanity, he earned great respect around the world. |
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| —In-game help section | ||
Trivia[]
- His name in Chinese literally translates to "Divine Farmer".
- Shennong is also known as the Yan Emperor (炎帝) or Yandi, meaning "Flame Emperor," due to his association with fire and his legendary role in early Chinese civilization.
- In his artwork, Shennong holds a yellow flower herb, which is possibly the same one which caused his death as described in his mythology.
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